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Toitū Te Whenua Land Information New Zealand is proud to be supporting Te Manahuna Ki Uta/the Destination Mackenzie project.

Parliament’s Environment Committee yesterday presented its report on the Crown Pastoral Land Reform Bill.

Welcome to our latest OIO Reform Update. The update is for people wanting more detailed information about upcoming legislative changes, new or revised technical guidance and Overseas Investment Office (OIO) process improvements.

Several changes to the Overseas Investment Act come into force today.

We reached another significant milestone in June with the introduction of the National Security and Public Order (NSPO) notification regime. Further changes from the Overseas Investment Act 2021 come into force on 5 July.

Most submissions on the tenure review of Dunstan Downs want more of the North Otago Crown pastoral lease to become conservation land and increased public access.

The Crown has reached agreement with the owners to buy 212–214 Madras Street, the final property needed for the Canterbury Multi-Use Arena (CMUA) anchor project.

In this edition: new fees for Landonline products, licence fees waived for new Landonline customers, improving contact centre waiting times, Cadastral Survey Rules 2021 webinar recording, payment for manual dealings, Ngāti Hinerangi Claims Settlement Act 2021 Registration Guideline 2021.

Around 70,000 vehicles passed through free-to-use campsites around Lake Dunstan during the 2020-21 camping season – up 10,000 on the previous season.

From tracking wilding pines to counting native seeds, the maps and apps from Toitū Te Whenua Land Information New Zealand (LINZ) help restore native plants and animals – find out more at Fieldays 2021.

Businessman Seung Heun Lee has been ordered to pay $1,246,625 in penalties and $30,000 in legal costs for buying several Northland properties without applying for overseas investment consent.

The Auckland High Court has ordered defendant Ms Zhang to pay a civil penalty of $110,000 and $15,000 in costs for failing to get consent under the Overseas Investment Act to buy sensitive land.